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Features  The presidents of Russia, Iran and Turkey in Tehran on July 19 (EPA)

Russia in Syria, a Double-Edged Sword

What will happen if the United States decided to suddenly withdraw from northeastern Syria? What if Turkey carried out its threats and launched an attack in…

Ibrahim Hamidi (London)
World Grain fields backdropped by a power plant in Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Friday, July 22, 2022. (AP)

The Grain Deal in Istanbul: Hopes and Expectations

A deal has been reached to allow grain from Ukraine to be exported unhindered through what is called a safe corridor in the Black Sea. If this agreement can be…

Varieties The Saudi Coffee Company signs a cooperation agreement with the Culinary Arts Commission to promote and preserve Saudi Arabia’s unique and diverse culinary heritage. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Saudi Coffee Company, Culinary Arts Commission Sign Agreement to Preserve Heritage

The Saudi Coffee Company announced Thursday the signing of a cooperation agreement with the Culinary Arts Commission to promote and preserve Saudi Arabia’s…

Omar al-Badwi (Riyadh)
Sports The Sports Boulevard project is one of Riyadh’s mega projects launched by King Salman on March 19, 2019. (Sports Boulevard)

Sports Boulevard Foundation Announces Launch of Design Code for Prince Mohammad bin Salman Road

The board of directors of the Sports Boulevard Foundation, chaired by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, announced on Thursday the launch of the…

Asharq Al Awsat
Interviews The UNDP’s Resident Representative in Kabul, Afghanistan, Abdullah Dardari (Asharq Al-Awsat)

UNDP Official in Afghanistan to Asharq Al-Awsat: Taliban, ISIS Locked in Brutal War

The UNDP’s Resident Representative in Kabul, Afghanistan, Abdullah Dardari, told Asharq Al-Awsat that the political dialogue between the international body and…

Ibrahim Hamidi (London)
Features Two Syrian soldiers conduct a demining exercise near Damascus on June 19. (AFP)

Can Russia Revive the Adana Agreement between Syria and Turkey?

Whenever Turkey threatens to launch a military operation in northern Syria to establish a “safe zone,” Russia puts on the mediation table the revival of the…

Ibrahim Hamidi (London)
Arab World German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (R) and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi attend a joint press conference at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, 18 July 2022. (EPA)

Egypt Again Presents Itself as Regional Natural Gas Export Hub

Egypt has against presented itself to the world as a regional natural gas export hub, vowing to provide facilitations to mitigate the effect of the European…

Fathiya al-Dakhakhni (Cairo)
Arab World Supporters of cleric Moqtada al-Sadr gather for mass Friday prayer in the Sadr City district of Baghdad, Iraq, July 15, 2022. (Reuters)

Iraq’s Sadr Calls on Maliki to Turn Himself over to Judiciary

Cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, head of the Sadrist movement, called on Iraqi former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to turn himself over to the judiciary in wake of…

Fadhel al-Nashmi (Baghdad)
Features Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Meqdad meets with UN envoy Geir Pedersen in Damascus on May 22. (AFP)

Why Does Russia Want to Remove the Syrian Political Process from Geneva?

Damascus has informed United Nations envoy Geir Pedersen that it would not send its delegation to Geneva to participate in the ninth round of the…

Ibrahim Hamidi (London)
Arab World A supporter of Iraqi Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr lifts a placard depicting him during a a collective Friday prayer in Sadr City, east of Baghdad on July 15, 2022. (AFP)

Iraq Prosecution to Probe 'Maliki WikiLeaks'

Iraq’s judiciary is expected to examine two complaints to probe the voice recordings attributed to former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in which he criticized…

Fadhel al-Nashmi (Baghdad)
Gulf Houthi supporters attend a sectarian event in Sanaa, Yemen, 17 July 2022. (EPA)

Yemen Welcomes Jeddah Summits, Houthis Apprehensive

The Yemeni crisis, as expected, was present at all meetings held in Jeddah last week between Saudi, American and Arab Gulf leaders. The crisis was present…

Ali Rabih (Aden)
Gulf Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman speaks during the Jeddah Security and Development Summit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, July 16, 2022. (Reuters)

Mohammed bin Salman to Biden: Each Country Has Different Values that Must Be Respected

The talks between Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and US President Joe Biden in Jeddah on Friday were not only comprehensive, but frank, said a Saudi…

Asharq Al Awsat (Jeddah)